Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
Former West Coast recruit and emerging Demons midfielder Jai Culley has leveraged his club’s mid-season bye to tick off a major personal milestone, proposing to long-term girlfriend Eugenie Templin during a Hawaii getaway.
The news comes amid a largely forgettable year for the promising 23-year-old, who ruptured his left ACL in April just three years after suffering the same injury to his right knee while listed at the Eagles.
Set to miss the remainder of the 2026 AFL season, Culley tested his knee’s range of motion while presenting what appeared to be a sparkling diamond ring to Ms Templin atop Kauai’s famous mountain ranges.
The couple shared a series of images on Instagram to celebrate the sky-high moment, which took place on Friday.
“Couldn’t have written it better 🤍26/6/26,” the pair captioned the post.
Ms Templin beamed as she flaunted her flashy adornment.
The pair were inundated with messages from Culley’s past and present teammates, as well as wider footy fans.
Eagles star Elliot Yeo offer the couple a “congratulations,” with Ryan Maric adding, “Unreallll, congrats guys!!! 🙌❤️”.
Liv Cripps, wife of Eagles forward Jamie, said, “Omg!! Massive congratulations!!”
Max Gawn, Trent Rivers, Changkuoth Jiath, and Jacob van Rooyen were a few of Culley’s current teammates to offer their well wishes.
The trip to Hawai was not the couple’s first, posting a loved-up snap in 2020 from Oahu as they emerged from the surf.
Culley was drafted from the Dandenong Stingrays to West Coast as pick one in the 2022 mid-season rookie draft.
He was delisted by the Eagles at the end of the 2024 season, returning home to Victoria at the start of 2025 to join Melbourne as an SSP signing.
Impressing in his first 18 months, the promising midfielder signed a contract extension in April 2026 which will keep him at the club until the end of 2028.
